Chapter 75: I Am Wearing a Dudou

“You came all this way just to buy this bracelet?”

“I talked with your mother yesterday and learned about this bracelet. You spent a fortune for my birthday in the city and bought me buns, so I had to get it back for you.”

In the rain, Ye Fanzhi was drenched but didn’t care. She shoved the box into Lin Ran’s hands. “Check if there’s anything wrong with the bracelet.”

Lin Ran looked at the bracelet and smiled.

The last time in the city, Ye Fanzhi had carried Lin Ran on her back—

At that time, there was no Baishi, nor Yamamoto Motoyusai. If she had revealed her trump card too soon, it would have only put her at a disadvantage.

Upon hearing Shen Yuanhao’s words, Chen Zhe’s eyes widened slightly in disbelief. He truly hadn’t expected Shen Yuanhao to encourage him.

I just need manpower to set up the explosives for the negotiation with Zhang Mingao. I have no intention of confronting ‘X’ head-on.

If it weren’t for the fact that you’re underage, you’d probably want to start working already. Because your family isn’t well-off, you’ve always felt ‘unfortunate,’ even inferior.

Chizuru Kamishiro entered the academic building. For some reason, for a brief instant, she seemed to see the once-ruined classroom filled with students.

After leaving Fengmo Town, Wu Mian no longer worried. He summoned the Flying Skiff from his storage ring and sped southeast.

They spoke of the future, and also the past, only mentioning happy moments from work. Painful memories would only feel worse to recall, for no job is ever truly easy.

Zhao Yunzhi wept harder, kneeling on the ground. She knew her father said this to protect her.

Bai Shi laughed. Right now, he felt as if he were playing Grand Theft Auto, careening through the city, free to beat anyone or take anything he pleased.

The sisters-in-law exchanged glances, hardly able to believe Huang Fengxian had actually rebelled.

Feng Qianli clutched his chest. This feeling was strange and wonderful, a gentle warmth and a tickle in his heart. Perhaps, this young woman’s love for Liu’er had touched something deep within him.

“I don’t go looking for trouble, and I hope others don’t trouble me. The soldiers came here, but I drove them all away,” the middle-aged man said.

As for her relationship with those two nuns, they probably understood it better than she did. Su Meihua wasn’t one to hold grudges, but she didn’t want to see them again either.

But then again, Uncle Liang had gone to such trouble for his sake. If he left now, he would truly be letting Uncle Liang down.

Though it was the same room as before, this time was different: the number of guards had increased tenfold, and their skills were all far superior to last time.

Once Tu Biao admitted defeat, the rest of the spectators approached, their faces alight with excitement. With such a powerful captain, their safety was greatly assured.

“Shall we go see the county magistrate?” Su Rushi asked Feng Qianli. Feng Qianli nodded, thinking that if Su Rushi were wrongly accused in this place, he would have to send someone to take care of it.

Liao Qing’s complaints drew no response from Wei Qiuping, but Liao Yiguang, who understood him best, could read the meaning between the lines.

Just as before, the scholar’s throat was slit with a single stroke. He made no resistance; his confused mutterings and final breath vanished together. The second blow was done.

Qin Muchen spoke thus, but he still got off An Nianchu, gently massaging her ankle. As he sat, she lay down, yanking the blanket over her entire body, leaving only her ankle exposed.

Mu Yufei jerked her head up at the sound. Seeing that the person before her was Rong Yan’s personal guard, her eyes, once filled with despair, now surged with waves of shock.

In an instant, Zhou Lang became proficient with firearms, handling them as if he had trained for years.

So every time she went out, she would disguise herself—sometimes as an old village woman, sometimes as a woodsman, sometimes as a hunter, or just an ordinary wanderer—blending into the mountains without drawing attention.